Our first Moneyball event was a fantastically fun 2-day affair with perfect weather and over 160 players from the local Santa Cruz area to as far as north as Rocklin,, plus as far east and south as  San Juan Batista and  Carmel.  We handed out nearly $2000 in cash -- which some generously donated right back to our nonprofit beneficiary, the Veteran Surf Alliance. 

The Friday Mixer was a great way to meet new fellow players and team up with various partners.  On Sunday, we had some fierce battles at all DUPR team levels.!

A special thanks go out to our team and volunteers --  Stoehr Sukachevin, Charlie Grabeel,  Lacie & Janice Bowers, Nick & Cathy Tannaci,  and Kim Saldavia, -- plus our Scoreholio guru Twee Washburn, Scott for the bagels, Scotts Valley Rec, and referee Marie Creed for all their incredible help in making everything go smoothly.   And a shout-out to our fantastic sponsors, West Peak Spirits and Pescavore, both started by mindful local entrepreneurs.

We look forward to seeing you at our mixed doubles Moneyball event in the near future!

A big thanks to our generous sponsor,  Pescavore!
Chloe & Sam with the tasty Smokey Poke Ahi Tuna Strips.
Try our favorite flavor, Island Teriyak!

Thank you to our fab sponsor West Peak for all the cases!
All the top finishers got to celebrate with West Peak! 

Moneyball Kings & Queens showing off some prize gear
Dinking Divas and King of the Court pickleball sport towels

"Dink Responsibly...Don't Get Smashed"
The Hub's Michelle & Chris with West Peak in hand... we know many did some  drinking after a long day of dinking & smashes

DUPR 8.0+ Men | Podium Teams
1st:  Smyth & Weston  | Nolan Smyth/Brad Weston
2nd:  Asian Invasion | Ethan  Nguyen/Binh Ly
3rd: Los Dos Papitos | Oscar Hernandez/Danny Lynch

Dupr 8.0 Men | Moneyball Kings
Nolan & Brad swiftly took home $200 in cash...
Their "Smyth & Weston" name was too perfect for their gun-slinging...

DUPR 8.0+ Women | Podium Teams
1st:  Watch Me Nae Nae  | Rene Baker/Jenaye Sakkas
2nd:  Dill-erious Dinkers | Sue Stone/Jackie Signor
3rd: LFG Luigi | Wendy Dodd/Sylvia Jones

DUPR 8.0+ Women | Moneyball Queens
Rene & Jenaye's fab team name hails from the hit song "Watch Me" by Silento.... Over 1.9 billion views!

DUPR 7.0+ Men | Podium Teams
1st:  Brine Brothers  | Noah & Grahm Moeckelmann
2nd:  Gucci | Marco Ginella & Alessandro Arnulfo
3rd: Big Dill! | Sam Udo/Joseph Axisa

DUPR 7.0+ Men | Moneyball Kings
True brothers Noah & Grahm ham it up after a long, grinding day.  Keep watching these young'uns!

DUPR 7.0+ Women | Podium Teams
1st:  The Addams Family  | Marilee & Dani Adams
2nd:  Paddle Punks | Sycha Grabost/Colleen Gilmartin
3rd: Dinking Divas | Robin Davis/Hui Lancaster

DUPR 7.0+ Women | Moneyball Queens
A big congratulations to the lethal
mother-daughter duo, Marilee & Dani

DUPR 6.0+ Men | Podium Teams
1st:  Peter Piper Pickle  | Aaron Huang/Garrett Boyle
2nd:  Dink Dynasty | Max Montgomery/Kelly McKnight
3rd: SC Dink Attack | Charlie Grabeel/Sean McElhaney

DUPR 6.0+ Men | Moneyball Kings
Skypark locals Aaron & Garrett triumphed after a very long afternoon...

DUPR 6.0+ Women | Podium Teams
1st:  Pickle Paws  | Beth Sorauf/Jacquie Low
2nd:  Dinking Problems | Michelle Keenan/Chris McMahon
3rd: Pickled Pink | Lisa Poshard/Amy Winsor

DUPR 6.0+ Women | Moneyball Queens
Santa Cruz locals Jacquie Low & Beth Sorauf

3.0 Women's Mixer | Podium Teams
1st:  Lacie Bowers/Susan Botelho
2nd:  Melissa Finthswait/Lauren Tobin
3rd: Andrea Lilly/Kim Saldavia

3.0 Women's Mixer | Moneyball Queens
Lacie & Susan generously donated their $180 cash prize back to the Veterans Surf Alliance. Thank you!

3.0 Women's Mixer | Podium Teams
1st:  Lacie Bowers/Susan Botelho
2nd:  Melissa Finthswait/Lauren Tobin
3rd: Andrea Lilly/Kim Saldavia

3.0 Women's Mixer | Moneyball Queens
Lacie & Susan generously donated their $180 cash prize back to the Veterans Surf Alliance. Thank you!

3.5 Women's Mixer | Podium Teams
1st:  Barbara Lang/Misa Inabnit
2nd:  Naiomi Pomana/Dina Schillings
3rd: Colleen Gilmartin/Laura Phelps

3.5 Women's Mixer | Moneyball Queens
Monterey's Barb Lang & Santa Cruz local Misa Inabnit kicked off the morning with an early win

3.0 Men's Mixer | Podium Teams
1st:  Kelly McKnight/Charlie Grabeel
2nd:  Max Montgomery/Robert Bowers
3rd: Adam Doblo/Andrew Zehnder

3.0 Men's Mixer | Moneyball Kings
Congrats to Charlie & Kelly!  USA Pickleball-style paddle checks may be mandatory next time for your other Joolas, Charlie...LOL...

3.5 Men's Mixer | Podium Teams
1st:  Ethan Nguyen/Alessandro Arnulfo
2nd:  Chris Avanzato/Steve Bontadelli
3rd: Stoehr Sukachevin/Paul Springer

3.5 Men's Mixer | Moneyball Kings
Ethan Nguyen & Alessandro Arnulfo

That Sean is always looking dapper.

Brommer Boys with Pescavore's Ahi Tuna in hand

King of the Court gear...

A thank you to the sharp Maree Creed our USA pickleball referee
 for your time, dedication and love of the game